casino / Gambling sites on Bidding Directories.

Red_Virus · 08-31-2007, 01:40 AM

Hi Guys,

I manage quality [link removed], now this morning I got highest bid of $42.00 from a casino/gambling site (which became the Link Leader, I deleted the link & refunded the link owner)

Now I have clearly stated in TOS [link removed]of my site that (Casinos, Gambling, Pharmacy) or adult-related Web sites are strictly forbidden & also the bids are non-refundable. Still I went ahead and gave him a full refund.

This is the second time that I am refunding the money back to a gambling site webmaster. Just want your suggestions/feedback if you guys have been under similar situations. Also it clearly states in the PayPal terms that accepting money for listing of gambling/casino sites is prohibited.

One more question, what if tomorrow I get a bid again from a gambling webmaster. Should I just delete his link & don't refund. Or Delete his link & refund him again.

Amit

bratwebdesign · 08-31-2007, 03:02 AM

Well if you are going to delete the webmaster's link, I would refund the money.

Red_Virus · 08-31-2007, 03:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bratwebdesign

Well if you are going to delete the webmaster's link, I would refund the money.

I deleted the link & also made a refund, and my TOS clearly states that the bids are non re-fundable.

raugusto · 08-31-2007, 05:05 AM

I had the same problem, but The yahoo directory has gambling and casinos websites. I keep those links, and I didn't decided yet, I guess the problem is not only that but if the site has enough quality or not...

WagerX · 09-06-2007, 06:56 PM

Look for quality. The concept of "bad neighborhood" is based on "poor, irrelevant content".

As a gambling webmaster it's frustrating to see such biased standards for gambling sites. My sites are 100% legal. I don't promote any program that offers services to non regulated countries.

So, back on topic. Look for quality unique sites, and make a decision based on that.

mauiman · 10-16-2007, 11:57 AM

BigWebLinks AND my All Top Directories have also received top listing bids from gambling sites ( in my case... casino directories). We've both allowed them to remain in the directories, because there wasn't a compelling reason to exclude them. BUT, I was unaware of a PayPal policy that might be problematic when accepting these bids.... I'll check into this and report back.

Thanks for raising the issue. FWIW I have no problem with casino listings per se, but they just have a lot more money to throw around then most webmasters for some reason.

Maybe I've been barking up the wrong tree!

Cheers

ceesil · 10-18-2007, 10:29 AM

Gambling site listing on bid directory reduce the value of that directories unless bid directory is theme based gambling directory